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First Time Buyers >Your Principal Residence
The Federal Tax Code allows married taxpayers to exclude from capital gains taxes up to $500,000 in profits from selling a home (singles can exclude $250,000). In order to qualify for this exemption, you must prove that that the home has been your principal residence for at least two out of the last five years. The establishment of the home as a principal residence depends on the facts of each homeowner's circumstance. Here are two cases to consider.
Homeowner A has lived at 25 Pine Drive for 12 years. Although he stays at his vacation cottage in another town for up to three months out of each year (sometimes more), 25 Pine Drive is his principal residence, where he lives most of the time. When he sells the home, Homeowner A (filing as a single individual) can keep up to $250,000 in tax-free profit.
Homeowner B buys 108 Maple Street, intending to live there. He rents it out while waiting to sell his current home, where he has lived for six years. His principal residence sells at the end of two years. Homeowner B moves into his new house, lives there for three months, and then decides to travel. After a six-month trip, he regrets buying 108 Maple Street and sells it. Even though he has owned the house on Maple Street for over two years, it won't qualify as "owner-occupied", because he only lived in it for a few months. Thus Homeowner B is not eligible to claim the tax exemption when he sells the house on Maple Street.
Consult your tax advisor for advice about your particular circumstance.
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What home is the best example of colonial architecture in homes designed to "grow" as the family grew?
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The House of the Seven Gables in Salem, MA, that was the model for Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel of the same name. |
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Lucretia Pinnock
Frontgate Pinnock Properties
115 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
Southern Pines, NC 28387
910-692-6767
Fax: 910-692-4141
lucretiapinnock@NUMBER1EXPERT.com
Whatever your questions, I'll help find the answer. I have been a full time real estate professional in Moore County since 1985. And as one of America's NUMBER1EXPERTS™ and an avid reader of professional journals, I understand national and local trends in the real estate market. Because of this level of professionalism, Realty World-America has inducted me into the Hall of Fame for consistent real estate success. I am well equipped to guide you through all your real estate needs in the Pinehurst area. Call or email me today!
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